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Today is May 17

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New York Mets released Yogi Berra on May 17, 1965.

New York Mets released Raul Gonzalez on May 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Frank Catalanotto on May 17, 2010.

Houston Astros signed Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 17, 2014.

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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
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Eric Campbell
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1991 Game Results
05/07 Mets 6, Dodgers 5 Viola (W, 4-1)
05/08 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Simons (L, 1-2)
05/17 Mets 4, Dodgers 2 Viola (W, 5-1)
05/18 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Franco (L, 1-2)
05/19 Dodgers 7, Mets 5 Cone (L, 3-3)
07/18 Dodgers 10, Mets 5 Cone (L, 9-6)
07/19 Mets 6, Dodgers 2 Burke (W, 1-0)
07/20 Dodgers 11, Mets 7 Whitehurst (L, 5-6)
07/21 Mets 9, Dodgers 4 Gooden (W, 10-6)
07/29 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Cone (W, 10-7)
07/30 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 Schourek (L, 2-1)
07/31 Dodgers 6, Mets 3 Burke (L, 1-1)
1991 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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